Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Racing star Rex Mays (right) poses with "midget" car driver Bob Swanson (left) at the Legion Ascot speedway. The day's program consisted of a variety of challenges, with both drivers using "big" cars and "midget" cars during different races. Both drivers were later killed in accidents on the track. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Rex Mays and Bob Swanson Text from original nitrate sleeve: Mays, Rex; Swanson, Bob
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
11573 uclamss_1387_11573-16 ark:/21198/zz00254p56
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No linguistic content
Subject
People Sports Automobile racing drivers Swanson, Bob, 1912-1940 Mays, Rex, 1913-1949 Legion Ascot Speedway (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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